Noah Cumberland

Noah Cumberland (born 15 March 2001) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Noah Cumberland
Cumberland with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Cumbo
Date of birth	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 24)
Original team(s)	Brisbane (NEAFL) Maroochydore (QAFL)
Draft	No. 43, 2019 AFL National Draft: Richmond
Debut	Round 11, 2022, Richmond vs. Sydney, at SCG
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Half Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–2024	Richmond	25 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season.
Career highlights
NEAFL premiership player: 2019 Rising Star Nominee: Round 20, 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Cumberland was raised on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, where he attended Mountain Creek State High School^[1] and played junior football for Maroochydore.^[2] He was also a member of the Brisbane Lions Academy^[3] and played part in their victorious 2019 NEAFL Grand Final team where he kicked two goals.^[4] The Lions would eventually choose to pass on their opportunity to draft Cumberland when Richmond placed a bid on him.^[5]

AFL career

Cumberland was drafted by Richmond with the 43rd overall pick in the 2019 AFL Draft.^[6] He was delisted at the end of the 2021 season without having played a match at AFL level, but was re-drafted as a rookie by Richmond before the 2022 season.^[7][8] He made his AFL debut as the unactivated medical substitute in round 11 of the 2022 season, before playing his first AFL game in round 16's loss to Gold Coast.^[9][10][11] A five goal effort in round 20 of the 2022 season saw him with a rising star nomination.

He was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2024 season.

AFL statistics

Updated to the end of 2024 season.^[12]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Richmond	38	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Richmond	38	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Richmond	38	9	19	13	58	27	85	18	17	2.1	1.4	6.4	3.0	9.4	2.0	1.8
2023	Richmond	38	9	8	8	49	23	72	23	23	0.9	0.9	5.4	2.6	8.0	2.5	2.8
2024	Richmond	38	7	6	2	26	21	47	12	13	0.8	0.3	3.8	3.0	6.8	2.0	1.8
Career			25	33	23	133	71	204	53	53	1.3	0.9	5.5	2.6	8.1	2.1	2.1